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It was the 28th of June 1940 I was born at Selly Oak, during an air raid. For some reason, I was named GORDON. Since this given name didn't appear in our PACE family before, I asked my mother, many years ago ...Read more

A memory of Selly Oak by gtp3066

With three Christian names, William Henry John, you'd wonder why my dad chose to be called Jack. A surveyor for the county, he died in 1943; but not before building Mum and myself a bungalow at 53 Herbert Road. Back ...Read more

A memory of Hornchurch by Peter Williams

Lived in Newbury Way, Northolt for many years between mid 1950's and late 1970's. Went to Vincent school from 1965 to 1969 and have fond memories of my time there. Great classmates some good teachers, particularly Mr Davison the art ...Read more

A memory of Northolt by rogerxf

hi i used to do a night paper round and the saturday sporting argus around the 1968/70 for a sum of around 7/6p a week good old days

A memory of Walsall Wood by colincj51

hi my name is anthony blackburn i ad some good time there i remember tony haywood and a boy called steven windows he was in a wheelchair i used to be in the football team as well mr mercer was my ...Read more

A memory of Grassington

i remember this photo very well , on the see saw is my brother keith macmanus and the other end of the see saw is christine roberts (good days ) my brother went on to become a royal marine , how fast time flies .

A memory of Ilsington by Linda Whelan

my first school was annitsford 1966/67 the first week kept running out off school didnt like it we lived in a flat jubbilee terrace cobble stones next too the railway line when the trains went by with the ...Read more

A memory of Annitsford by jdloveswork

I used to live at Catford and my parents lived across the road to me, through out the summer holidays we could get cheap train travel, so we used to go to westgate, with the children, oh oh where has that cheap travel gone. this was ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury by Patricia Mccann

My earliest recollection is around 1944, we had a milk cart with a beautiful shire horse to pull it. Ashmore Street ran from Hyde road to Redgate lane, the first building was Edmonds Bakery who made the best eccles cakes in the ...Read more

A memory of West Gorton by norkenf

I first lived in a little cottage in Jolly Sailors Yard, around 1944. When I was about 3 years old my parents, Fred and Connie Smith, my brother Derek and me, Norman (Bim) Smith moved to Standard House. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea by bimbarsmith